"A few hallmarks of the “Indian Way” are starting to emerge though, Mr. Nohria said."

Honorable Nitin Nohriaji, may be a Harward don, dean, whatever. He may have been, unluckily, born and brought up in India. He may have been a product of India,s millionaire makinng IITs and IIMs. He is an academecian. Oops. A distinguishing American academician. He has left the dirty shores of Bombay, fairly long time ago, so did I. It is very easy to study objects from far away. It keeps one's white, gown spotless. I buy that kind of third party research. I do something like that also.

Frankly, I feel guilty, ashamed and greatly frightened at my third party research findings. They always, without doubt, are very cursory and superficial. I don't admit, but people are objecting to my built-in bias. How do they know that I am biased? I report the source. make an intelligent comment. Present third party, published supportive citation/s. It still cannot get my innate bias, sort of stink from my blog postings.

What honorable Nitin does or doing, even as we speak, is exactly opposite. He does research. He finds findings. He writes his scholarly findings and publishes them in recognized journals, oops, perhaps not. He goes straight to a nearest publishing house and orders a million copies. He does nothing wrong. This is a capitalist country. making money is not a crime.

The evidence quoted by the writer of this articles says, and I quote:

"Harvard’s studies are influencing thinking in Indian companies and business schools. Indian companies, schools and individuals ordered more than 400,000 copies of Harvard case studies last year."

This proves nothing. Peter Drucker published and sold such, "get rich quick," self help books in milions. If Peter Drucker can sell so can Nitin Nohria. The writings of such books has become an industry itself. Give people what they want. As against give them idiots a swift kick in the pants kind of books.

Sadly, they don't want to read what hurts them. They want to read what pleases them, entertains them, puts them on par with India's glitteratis who make reading a top priority. Grass is always green on the other side of the fence.

Sorry Nitin, I do not know you and you did not write this article. You are only quoted. No point in picking a fight with a messenger. I would rather tear up the message. Which I did.

Here are some personal observations.

From March 2006 to March 2009, I occupied myself with a, 'on the spot research' for my book. It involved getting close to the people I was supposed to observe. They were from the top, richest and most famous people of Bombay, Nashik and Pune. At the bottom, the poorest, destitutes, beggars, mendicants, freeloading indian "Sadhus," holy men and women. Proffessional beggars, thieves, chislers, bankers, bakers and candlemakers. Sort of a cross section of marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Bihari, UP society men and women residing in these three major metropolitan towns.

I forgot to mention, south Indians speaking four languages, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. They were at the bottom.

I did not take my notebook, my pencil, my well designed questionaires and bothered them with questions. If I were to do that thing, why, they would have put me in a nearest asylum.

I got all the evidence I wanted, without my my objects' objections. What is my finding?

Wait till I find a book publisher. Just a little peak, a snippet from the forthcoming book. It ain't as pleasing and entertaining as that of honorable Nitin Nohria's book. My book turns the insides of a grown man, both poor and the rich.

@Sid Harth
Firstly, as an Indian, I think I am proud to see Mr Nohria reach such a pinnacle in the field of economics. He has done all Indians proud.

Regarding your general comment, I see the point you are making of how living far away from the environment (and that too am Cambridge Square), Mr. Nahori cannot articulate the reality of the situation in India. That having only been to prestigious institutions, he only sees one aspect of Indian life. That is a valid statement and opinion.
However, I think you yourself are also blinding yourself to the progress that is taking place. As a result of my family history I have experience from all demographics of the country ranging from my maternal side in the villages to the high class paternal family history. Although what you say about the broken system may be true, there is still another truth that you are blinded to. It is the fact that it is these same individuals such as Mr Nahori and Mr Sunil Kumar who attract the foreign capital that is rapidly improving the state of OUR country. Helping to not only grow the middle class but make it wealthier. I am sure that you will not mind many of those you visited and surveyed having well paying jobs in services so they can provide better food for their families. It is these people who have given Indians the respect in global economics. I think what you are forgetting here is that, living here you have not morphed with the Indians back home. And living in the US, you may still only remember the India you initially left years ago. And visit with those same intentions.

What I am trying to say is, India is changing. She is growing. Led by these same "intellectuals". I just don't think you are ready to accept a better India...

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